Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet thinks Richardson will probably be able to return on Thursday. Richardson sustained the injury on Jan. 25, but thanks to the All-Star break, he hasn't missed a game. Feb 1 - 5:20 AM

If there's a silver lining there, it's that the Coyotes don't play until Thursday. Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet said the Coyotes "may have some good news" when it comes to Richardson, but we don't have more details than that. Consider Richardson day-to-day for now. Jan 30 - 9:17 AM

Depth Charts

Stepan was injured on Saturday after he blocked a shot, but he is fine to play against Vancouver. His status worried the Coyotes, so Dylan Strome was called up on an emergency basis. Strome's recall was canceled after it was learned that Stepan was OK to play.

Christian Dvorak scored his 14th goal of the season on his only shot of the game Tuesday against Los Angeles.

Dvorak has scored four goals with an assist in seven contests in the month of March. Next up is a battle against the Predators on Thursday. He was scoreless in the first meeting in an overtime loss on Jan. 4. Despite the uptick in scoring lately he remains useful only in the deepest of fantasy formats at this time.

Freddie Hamilton finally played his first game as an Arizona Coyote Saturday after missing 19 straight games as a healthy scratch.

Hamilton was claimed off waivers from Calgary on January 4 and had yet to appear in a game for the Coyotes before Sunday. He had one assist in eight games with the Flames and now has one assist in nine NHL games this season.

Bolland will probably open the season on the long-term injured reserve list after failing his physical. "He’s working towards trying to (play), but again injuries are what they are. He’s been trying to comeback from that injury for the last nine months and he hasn’t gotten to the stage where he can do that to be cleared," said agent Anton Thun. "His goal is to try to continue to play, but at some point in time, it may just be not happening. He may never play again." He's completed two seasons of his five-year, $27.5 million deal.

Max Domi's three assists on Thursday was a new single game career-high for him.

Domi is having a disappointing campaign with 30 points in 63 contests, but perhaps he can finish on a positive note. "I told (Max) the other day," Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet said. "He’s got to reboot his whole season. Don’t worry about the last 60, and in the last couple of games I think he’s starting to understand the style I want him to play and he’s getting on loose pucks. He got rewarded." He also found the back of the net on Saturday.

Brendan Perlini picked up a pair of assists with a plus-1 rating with two hits in Wednesday's 2-1 win at Vancouver.

Perlini entered the game with no goals and just one assist across his past seven outings, so don't go bankrupting your FAAB budget just yet. However, he has been seeing some time on the power play lately and if he starts to produce a little more regularly he could have some use in deeper pools down the stretch.

Nick Cousins scored a goal while adding an assist with a plus-1 rating in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout win against the Kings.

Cousins posted his first multi-point game since Feb. 8 in Minnesota when he struck for two goals, and it was his first game with two or more points in front of the home folks since he erupted for an assist and two goals, including the overtime winner, against the Islanders on Jan. 22. He entered this game with no points in 10 of his previous 11 outings, so he'll need to do more of this before fantasy owners can trust him outside of deeper pools.

Keller found himself on a breakaway and made a nice move to get Devan Dubnyk to open up before sliding the puck in between his legs for his 20th goal of the season. The 19-year-old forward has picked up six points in his last six games, improving his output to 52 points in 71 games this season. Not bad for his rookie season.

Fischer has four assists over that span. He has 13 goals and 27 points in 54 contests as a rookie this season. It might not be enough to get him in the Calder Trophy conversation, but it's a solid start for a forward with a good amount of offensive upside.

The Oilers got caught in their own end when Christian Dvorak fed a perfect pass over to Archibald who promptly put the puck in the back of the net. It's Archibald's third point in eight games since joining the Coyotes and he is now up to two goals and three points in 11 total games. Brad Richardson also scored in the loss.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored his second goal in three games Thursday, in a 3-2 loss to the Nashville Predators.

Ekman-Larsson gave his team the lead after 40 minutes with his 11th of the season. The defenseman now has 11 points in his last 13 games for the Coyotes. The only other Coyote to score on Thursday night was Christian Dvorak. The Swedish defenseman now has 11 goals and 36 points in 70 games this season.

Niklas Hjalmarsson scored a goal with a plus-2 rating, three blocked shots and a minor penalty over 20:33 of ice time Monday in Edmonton.

The offense is a bonus for Hjalmarsson's fantasy owners, as he is mostly known for his willingness to sacrifice his body. The veteran rearguard has rolled up 94 blocked shots across 39 minutes, making him useful to owners in deeper fantasy pools.

Jason Demers picked up a goal with two blocked shots and two hits in Monday's 4-3 overtime loss at Edmonton.

Demers has picked up the pace somewhat, posting two goals with three points across the past six games. But he needs to score more consistently if he is to have fantasy appeal outside of the very deepest pools. Demers is most useful to fantasy owners for his work in the blocked shots (75) and hits (58) categories.

Jakob Chychrun had a night to forget in a 6-0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.

Chychrun and Alex Goligoski both finished the blowout loss a game high minus-3 tonight. Chychrun, the 16th overall pick from the 2016 draft is currently at nine points in 22 games this season. He has a bright future but should not be owned in any leagues.

Kevin Connauton opened the scoring midway through the first period with his fifth goal of the season Tuesday at San Jose.

Connauton finished with a plus-1 rating and four hits over his 14:38 of ice time. He has managed just five goals and 12 points this season, but four goals and six points with a plus-5 rating have come in the month of February over his past seven outings. If you're desperate for rearguard help in deeper fantasy pools, he is worth a look while running hot. He is particularly attractive as a low-cost DFS option right now.

Raanta returned to action from injury on Saturday in a 3-1 loss to Minnesota and he stopped 30 of the 32 shots he faced. He has a 15-16-6 record this season despite a 2.42 goals-against average and .924 save percentage.